Apple’s been pretty skimpy on licensing the MagSafe power connector to allow people to build external backup batteries. It would be nice if Apple would loosen the restrictions on MagSafe while it’s preventing people from swapping batteries.

Update (2009-01-07): According to Macworld, the hard drive is user-replaceable, although not as easily as with the 15-inch. You just have to remove eight screws on the bottom panel, and this does not void the warranty.

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It is probably a Macbook designed for it's primary audience: graphics and audio professionals. I'm skeptical on the battery claims, for obvious past reasons. I also wonder what it means by color depth. This must mean the screen isn't using 6-bit dithering anymore.

I <3 MacBook.... I have been using windows based laptops for 10 years when I finally took the Mac dive and got a MacBook... best piece of machinery I have ever used. Aesthetically looks amazing, runs everything fast and smooth... and for the apps that don't work in Mac I installed WinXP on it too! But i would get an older version of either the MacBook or the Pro in order to have the flexibility of changing batteries. Just my 2cents worth...